Jean-François GAGNON

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21 November 1764 , Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

10 May 1846 , Les Éboulements, Canada East

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Dominique GAGNON Ursule PILOTE

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Born: 21 November 1764 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Dominique GAGNON

Mother: Ursule PILOTE

Paternal grandparents: Joseph-Marie GAGNON , Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY

Maternal grandparents: Charles PILOTE , Marie-Ursule TREMBLAY

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Jean-François married Modeste TREMBLAY 10 November 1788 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Modeste TREMBLAY was born 30 November 1771 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Modeste died 11 April 1814 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Modeste was the child of Pierre-Honore TREMBLAY and Cecile BERNARD dite FONTAINE.

Jean-François GAGNON died 10 May 1846 in Les Éboulements, Canada East .
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Did you know that most people with the Gagnon name came from three sons of Pierre Gagnon (Gaignon) and Renee Roger of Tourouvre, France, who came to New France (Quebec) around 1637? Mathurin, Jean and Pierre Gagnon, along with their wives did much to populate North America with the proud Gagnon surname!

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Jean-François GAGNON married

Modeste TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 10 November 1788
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Modeste TREMBLAY was the child of Pierre-Honore TREMBLAY and Cecile BERNARD dite FONTAINE

Children of Jean-François GAGNON and Modeste TREMBLAY

Louis GAGNON

Born: abt. 1791, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie TREMBLAY 8 February 1814 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Joseph GAGNON

Born: 26 August 1792, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Françoise GAUTHIER 24 January 1815 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Felix GAGNON

Born: 26 June 1794, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 8 July 1882, Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Celeste FOURNIER 23 October 1821 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Jean GAGNON

Born: 26 March 1796, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Constance MORIN 16 November 1841 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jacob-Jacques GAGNON

Born: 28 November 1797, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 8 December 1862, Les Éboulements, Canada East

Married: Louise FORTIN 5 May 1829 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie GAGNON

Born: abt. 1803, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Ambroise GAGNON

Born: 7 December 1803, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 23 August 1886, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada

Married: Emilie DESBIENS 28 August 1838 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Laurent GAGNON

Born: 24 October 1806, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 6 June 1867, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada East

Married: Monique AUDET dite LAPOINTE 20 July 1830 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Augustin-Antoine GAGNON

Born: abt. 1807, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 21 December 1861, Les Éboulements, Canada East

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Birth — 1764
21 November 1764
Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Jean-François GAGNON and Modeste TREMBLAY 10 November 1788, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 23 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Birth of Child
Joseph GAGNON was born 26 August 1792, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean-François was 27 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Birth of Child
Felix GAGNON was born 26 June 1794, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean-François was 29 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Jean GAGNON was born 26 March 1796, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean-François was 31 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Jacob-Jacques GAGNON was born 28 November 1797, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean-François was 33 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1803 Birth of Child
Ambroise GAGNON was born 7 December 1803, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean-François was 39 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Laurent GAGNON was born 24 October 1806, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean-François was 41 years old.

1814 Marriage of Child
Louis GAGNON married 8 February 1814, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Marie TREMBLAY

1814 Death of Spouse/Partner
Modeste TREMBLAY died 11 April 1814, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

1815 Marriage of Child
Joseph GAGNON married 24 January 1815, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Françoise GAUTHIER

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Marriage of Child
Felix GAGNON married 23 October 1821, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada to Marie-Celeste FOURNIER

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Marriage of Child
Jacob-Jacques GAGNON married 5 May 1829, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Louise FORTIN

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1830 Marriage of Child
Laurent GAGNON married 20 July 1830, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Monique AUDET dite LAPOINTE

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1838 Marriage of Child
Ambroise GAGNON married 28 August 1838, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Emilie DESBIENS

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1841 Marriage of Child
Jean GAGNON married 16 November 1841, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Constance MORIN

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

Death — 1846
10 May 1846
Les Éboulements, Canada East
He died at the age of 81.

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